Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-28
MACON's SHOW.
The Great TOrchiight DemOnStra.
ton.
IBy telegraph 10 Tho Dispatch. J

by telegraph 10 the Dispatch
NEW YORK. October PA Macon ga special
10 the Herald SAYS: Last night n great torch
light demonstration occurred in honor OF Jeiier-
son Davis. General Henry Jackson, cK-Min-
lister TO Mexico in his speech 90 the veterans
Yesterday said: confederate Veterans
There stands upon the soil Of Georgia the dis
tinguished Mississippian who, within the life OF
the present generation, was sO-callod traitor,
the lcadenOf the sO-called Lost Cause. We, Con-
federate veterans relics OF the armies which
fought for that cause, are here 10 meet MIN; 10
move before HMM the pride and pomp of no
Roman triumph, IL is true, but bending our
necks 70 no Roman yoke to sublugstion By the
invitation Of the state Of Georgia, speaking
through her duly empowered onicials, al nave
come. Behold the majestic truth revealing hei-
sclf-Siate sOveignty Ia not dead Georgia
is sovereign STILL and calls upon her people 10
glory with her to-day. Her glory Is in her his
tory. Her history IS the memory OF nor dead,
and this day is COnseCrated 20 her COME erate
dead. They were guilty of no treason n her
To whom, then, could they be traitors? Where
shall we seek their higher sovereign snail
we ind him I'm the Federal Constitution then
there was sovereign smtten 20 the earth by
traitor hands, trampled In the dust by traitor
feet, but the hands and feet were not theirs.
DO We hold that the men who fought against
them were traitors? Not AZ all. they TOO
were loyal 10 their sovereign. Tho Constltu-
ton was but a treaty between high contracting
sovereign parties, without one atom OF spFe-
reignty in itself. Since with impunity through
long years Of painful agitation was 1t broken
by the sovereign parties of the North. They
enacted into crime a mere attempt OF the
Federal power 10 force its DEGREES within
their dOminions and because after the
decades Of endurance patient "a II
Was delusiv0 the sovereign parties Of the south
declined 30 accept their revolutionary Will,
the sovereigns Of the North, with numbers
overwhelming and material unbounded, made
aggressive war upon them TO force them TO a.
cept IL. The world has been told thai the psO-
pie Of tho South made war TO perpetuate Afrl-
can slavery This is false. they did not create,
institute, nor DO they now wish to restore H.
The principle for which We fought, the only
principle Of government expressive enough 70
meot the requirements Of the advancing ctYlil-
cation made % late, by Mr.. GladstOne's elo-
quence so familiar TO EGr0peau thought, was
American born.
Red with The blood Of Confederate heroes,
mOist with the tears Of Confederate widows
and orphans, eastward shall it continue to
roll carving with II the blessed light OF Chris
tian civilization all round the globe Aud 50
surely az II moves IL shall bring the day OF
final triumph. In that triumphal pro
cession Abraham Lincoln shall not move
as rightful President, Dut Jefferson Davis, tue
eo.called traitor tho leader Of the so-calle1
Lost Cause. We, as COnfsdeTstes, can echO
from our hearts the patriotic cry OF webster
the great Thanks be 70 God that ], too, an an
American citizen; but II the sO-callei
new south be base surrender OF the
| old. false confession, meauly false,
| Of shame in our past shame IN our sires,
| shame in our dead, which none but the sillie't
fool can honestly feel then. with all Of the power
| given 10 rs by the God Of Truth. We cry,
| "Avaunt, false SOUTH Ayaunt, rotten trunk
upon a cursed root; thy fruit must turn to
! ashes ~